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5/29/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Kansas City Southern
Type: Covered Hopper
AAR Class: LO: A permanently enclosed car, other than a box car, regardless of exterior or interior shape, for handling bulk commodities, with or without insulation and provided with openings for loading through top or sides with weather-tight covers or doors. Car may be provided with one or more bottom openings for unloading, with tight fitting covers, doors, valves, or tight fitting slide or gate to prevent leakage of lading. Car may be provided with facilities for discharge of lading through openings in top or sides and may have one or more compartments. Mechanical or other means may be provided within car to expedite loading or unloading.
AAR Type: C114
Detail Info:   Covered Hopper, Gravity Unloading, Permanent Roof, Greater than 5000 cu ft capacity
Plate:   C
Max Gross Weight:   286000
Load Limit:   225600
Dry Capacity:   5200
Ext L/W/H:   56' 0" / 10' 8" / 15' 6"

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DPUs sunlit
Title:  DPUs sunlit
Description:  The DPUs on the grain train roll into view from behind Currans as the train rolls on toward Siloam, where it will set out 25 cars on the west siding. Note the two units here, both SD 70's, are from orders prior to the Belle scheme, and have been repainted.
Photo Date:  12/30/2016  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 4:53:15 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KCS 4013(SD70ACe) KCS 3930(SD70MAC)
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